TAHMAZOV A GAHRAMANLI proti Ázerbajdžánu

THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Applications nos. 3755/24 and 3757/24
Amrah TAHMAZOV against Azerbaijan

and Nurlan GAHRAMANLI against Azerbaijan
(see appended table)

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 12 March 2026 as a Committee composed of:

Diana Kovatcheva, President,
Canòlic Mingorance Cairat,
Vasilka Sancin, judges,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above applications against the Republic of Azerbaijan lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on the various dates indicated in the appended table,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

• FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The list of the applicants and the relevant details are set out in the appendix.

The applicants were represented by E. Sadigov, a lawyer based in Baku.

The applicants’ complaints under Article 10 of the Convention concerning the alleged violation of right to freedom of expression were communicated to the Azerbaijani Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicants, who were invited to submit their own observations. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.

By a letter dated 19 December 2025, sent through the Court’s Electronic Communication Service (eComms), the applicants were notified that the period allowed for submission of their observations had expired on 15 December 2025 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicants’ attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. The applicants’ representative received that letter on 19 December 2025. However, no response followed.

• THE LAW

Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.

In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the applications.

Accordingly, the cases should be struck out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to join the applications;

Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases.

Done in English and notified in writing on 2 April 2026.

Viktoriya Maradudina Diana Kovatcheva
Acting Deputy Registrar President

APPENDIX

List of applications raising complaints under Article 10 of the Convention

(administrative detention for publications on social media)